Plymouth NH Tea Party

Yesterday the Tea Party in Plymouth NH went off without a hitch. Weather was superb, and the turnout was heavy. I estimated a crowd of 200 which is a lot for Plymouth, small town America, with the emphasis on "small". The affair opened with the pledge of allegiance and singing the Star Spangled Banner and America the Beautiful. We had lots and lots of great signs. Numerous local speakers lambasted wild spending, higher taxes, and reckless borrowing. The crowd was all local Grafton County types, of all ages.
I can assure everyone that this was a local Grafton County affair with zip for assistance from outside the county. The TV news has been spreading a story that tea parties are Astroturf from Fox News or corporate interests. Pure malarkey. This deal was organized by, for, and in Grafton County. I know the organizers, in fact I was one of them, and we are all real Grafton County people.